Phillip Island Penguins

    The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for generations.Get to  Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summmer sunset at Summerland Beach ......the  stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.

· Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm. for a direct journey to Phillip Island.

· See the Gippsland area......Guinness Book of Records place for the world's longest earthworm (蚯蚓)

· Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance.

· Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island－natural home for Little Penguins and many animals.

· Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little penguins.

Ultimate Penguins (+U)

   Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.

Adult (成人) $ 60.00      Child $ 30.00

Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V)

    More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands.

Adult $ 25.00       Child $ 12.50

Penguin Skybox (+S)

    Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview  of Summerland Beach.

Adult 16 yrs + $ 50.00

21．What kind of people is the text mainly written for?

A. Scientists. B. Students. C. Tourists. D. Artists.

22．We can learn from the text that Little Penguins __________.

A. are trained to practice diving for visitors

B. keep a Guinness record for their size

C. have been on Phillip Island for years

D. live in large groups to protect themselves

23．How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?

A. $ 62.50.    B. $ 37.50.    C. $ 180.00.    D. $ 150.00.

     A study of English learning problems was carried out among a tolal of 106 foreign students.It shows that most students

considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficultties in writing

papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant problem.

     The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation, we  considered  it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind  of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may

help because it is different.

     Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining  or increasing motivation. Several years  ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers  lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it  into line with the expressed language needs of the students. 

24. What is the text mainly about? 

A. Foreign students have more problems.

B. Teaching should meet students' needs.

C. English learning problems should be studied again.

D. There are many ways to improve English.

25. Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students _____. 

A. became less interested in reading

B. became better at speaking

C. had to write their papers

D. had fewer problems with listening 

26. We may infer from the last two paragraphs that _____. 

A. teaching content should be changed halfway

B. grammar-based teaching seems to be encouraging

C. English courses are necessary for foreign students

D. different teaching methods should be used

27. The word "it" underlined in the last paragraph refers to "_____". 

A. re-think  B. timetable  C. motivation   D. activity

   One day ,I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero  for his answer to a physical problem .while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter( 仲裁人).I read the examination problem： “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(气压计).” The student had answered： “Take the barometer to the top of the building，attach a long rope to it，lower it to the street，and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building. ”

    The student had really answered the question completely ，but the answer didn't confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and clashed off one, which read： “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula (公式）to calculate the height of the building. ”

     At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others ，and then added5 “Probably the best is to take the barometer to the. administrator and said to him，' Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.”Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did ，but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over ,the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.

28.The student got a zero at the beginning because_______.

A．the teacher wasn't satisfied with him

B．his answer wasn't complete or correct

C．the teacher didn't fully understand his answer

D．his answer didn't show his knowledge of physics

29.We know from the passage that______

A．the student knew the expected answer

B．the administrator told Bohr the height

C．the author preferred Bohr s last answer

D．the teacher was a very stubborn person

30.We can learn from the passage that______.

A．instructors can teach students how to think

B．arbiters can help students to get high scores

C．students should be given more freedom in thinking

D．teachers should make students use physical formulas

31. What was Bohr’s attitude toward his schooling?

A．Optimistic. B．Critical. C．Approving. D．Ambiguous.

    An explosion  on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren.Southwest China's  Guizhou Province.　　

    The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city's commercial hub, where lots of shops and restaurants  are concentrated.　　

     The ear-splitting explosion was heard around 12: 50 p.m., said a local newspaper, which was described by witnesses. The power of the explosion shattered (使粉碎) nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless(不生锈的)steel rubbish can to pieces.

     One passer-by, identified（确认） only as Zhang, said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians  lying on the ground when she got to the scene.

Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.

     The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused

to speculate as to the cause.

32. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. 

A. all the injured were taken to a hospital

B. 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital

C. the rubbish bin with the bomb was in a restaurant

D. some shops were destroyed 

33. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A. One passer-by,indertified only as Zhang,saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin,

B. Some customers in restaurants were injured.

C. The writer didn't get to the scene.

D. All customers in  shops got hurt.

34.In the last paragraph the underlined word “speculate”probably means    .

A.tell  B.guess  C.discuss  D.talk

35. What of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin

B. The Cause of the Explosion

C. A Terrible Thing

D. Street Explosion Kills 1, Injures 21

How To Rerd a Difficult Book

    Even if you have lots of experience in reading books,you will come scross books that are just difficult to get through.36

Find a comfortable reading sport

   In many be easier for you to read at a desk,at a table in a quiet library,on grass,by the take,or in one of those cushy chairs at Starbucks.Some readers can't concentrate when there's any noise around them,while others can read anywhere. 37 .

Don't become bleary-eyed（迟钝的）

   In  other works,if the book seems too difficult,stop reading for a bit.Take this time to orgniza your ideas......with images or colors,Or try talking about it with a friend to flush out what you are thinking and feeling about the work.

Don't stop reading for too long.

    It can be tempting to put off finishing the book when the book seems too difficult ,but don't give in to that temptation .39 ,you'llforget what you've accomplished so far.You may forget about important elements of the plot or characterization.The main idea of the book may begin to slip away as well.So,just keep on reading!

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  If you're still having a difficult time with the book,a tutor might be able to answer your questions.Also consider talking with your teacher about your confusion.Ask him or her specific questions about the book.

A.Try to be alone.

B.Turn to your tutor for answers to your questiongs!

C.If you put off continuing your reading

D.Get help!

E.Here are some tips on how to read a difficult book.

F.Writer down the questions that you have so far.

G.Reproduce those ideal conditions